Use Bloomberg Terminal without having one?

[timlee]

1. For learning purpose:

I was wondering how to learn to use Bloomberg terminal without having one conveniently around?

Is there a free application that simulate a Bloomberg terminal for education purpose?

2. For application purpose:

Is there a free alternative of Bloomberg terminal for accessing historical and/or current financial data?

Thanks and regards!

 

[sjain]

No there is no free alternative to getting data from Bloomberg. For learning, there are a variety of tutorials online.
e.g. http://www.bu.edu/library/management/tutorials/bloombergtutorial.html

 

[timlee]

Thanks!

Does Bloomberg Terminal have an software version that can be installed on any computer, instead of Bloomberg Terminal computer?

How much does a Bloomberg Terminal and/or its software cost?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Bloomberg sells their terminals. They have Bloomberg Anywhere which you can log in from their website once you have an account with them. I suspect they have mobile apps and what not by now.
They provide different kind of discount but at the very least, expect a few thousand dollars a month in cost.

 

[RedPanda]

Some public libraries have Bloomberg terminal

 

[D C]

$1200/month....so no, not free. Also, Bloomberg estimates they have 300,000 global terminal subscribers. Do the math.

If you're in an office, it's possible to dial-in to a bloomberg terminal from your computer, but only if your office already has one.